Coronavirus LIVE: 6 mn doses given Thurs; 109 new cases in Delhi

Today's coronavirus numbers: Bengaluru (1,008 cases), Mumbai (863 cases), Chennai (396 cases), Kolkata (178 cases), Delhi (111 cases). Stay tuned for corona-related news

9:41 AM

India reports 54,069 new Covid-19 cases, 68,885 recoveries and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours

India reports 54,069 new Covid-19 cases, 68,885 recoveries and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

 

Total cases: 3,00,82,778 

Active cases: 6,27,057

Total recoveries: 2,90,63,740

Death toll: 3,91,981

 

Total vaccination: 30,16,26,028

9:26 AM

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty says she has busted a fake Covid vaccination drive in Kolkata

"I was approached by a man who introduced himself as an IAS officer & said he was running a special drive for transgenders & specially-abled persons & requested for my presence," says TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty.

9:04 AM

US warns Pfizer, Moderna vaccine recipients to watch for enlarged heart symptom

The US government continues to recommend coronavirus vaccinations for everyone 12 years of age and older, albeit with a new warning to watch for symptoms of an enlarged heart reported by a fraction of people receiving the Pfizer or Moderna inoculation, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said.

 

"The known and potential benefits of Covid-19 vaccination outweigh the known and potential risks, including the possible risk of myocarditis or pericarditis [enlarged heart]. Also, most patients with myocarditis and pericarditis who received care responded well to treatment and rest and quickly felt better," the CDC said in a press release on Wednesday. Read on...

8:58 AM

Hong Kong bans passenger flights from Indonesia over Covd-19 fears

 

Hong Kong will ban passenger flights from Indonesia from tomorrow, deeming the country's arrivals "extremely high risk" for the coronavirus. The Hong Kong government said last night that it was suspending flights after the number of imported COVID-19 cases from Indonesia crossed thresholds set by the global financial hub. Hong Kong has already banned arrivals from India, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines, using a flight suspension rule triggered when there are five or more passengers who test positive for one of the variant COVID-19 cases on arrival, or 10 or more passengers found to have any strain of the disease while in quarantine. The Chinese special administrative region has recorded over 11,800 cases and 210 deaths due to the coronavirus. Most of the city's recent cases over the past month have been imported. 

8:46 AM

Household savings slide in third quarter amid Covid-19 pandemic cloud

Household financial savings moderated in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020-21 (FY21) for the second consecutive quarter, driven by a significant weakening in household financial assets, which more than offset the moderation in household financial liabilities.

 

Preliminary estimates released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that household financial savings were at 8.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the Q3FY21.

 

The financial savings were recorded at 10.4 per cent in the second quarter (Q2), and stood at a healthy 21 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of FY21, which was the quarter before the pandemic and lockdown started. Read on...

8:22 AM

Brazil reports record 115,228 daily Covid-19 cases; 2,392 fatalities

Brazil has reported a record daily high of 115,228 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 18,169,881, the Ministry of Health said.

 

Some 2,392 more people died from the disease in the same period, raising the national death toll to 507,109.Sao Paulo, the most populous state, remains as the country's hardest-hit region, where lockdown restrictions are extended until July 15 due to continuous increase in cases and hospitalizations.

 

Several states, including Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana, have seen their healthcare systems overwhelmed.

8:13 AM

Key states' vaccination numbers dipped before and after Monday surge

Two of the three top contributors to Monday’s record vaccinations also saw double-digit declines in jabs on multiple days before the surge. Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh accounted for over 40 per cent of Monday’s record-setting 8.7 million vaccinations.

 

The top state Madhya Pradesh also recorded over one million vaccinations on Wednesday as per provisional evening numbers, accounting for 17.6 per cent of the 5.97 million doses given nationally. Read on....

8:01 AM

Gujarat reports 138 fresh cases and 3 more deaths

Gujarat reports 138 new Covid-19 cases, three fatalities. With this, the infection tally rises to 8,22,758 and the death toll is now up to 10,040. The state now has 4,807 active cases. 

7:21 AM

Jharkhand coronavirus update: 139 fresh cases and 2 more deaths reported

Jharkhand reports 139 new positive cases, 190 recoveries, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours.